Party chief probed in coal mining city

The top official in coal-rich Datong city in Shanxi province is being investigated on suspicion of graft, as the country ramps up its efforts to clean up government.

China's top anti-graft body said on Wednesday that Feng Lixiang, 57, Party chief of the city, was placed under investigation for "suspected grave violations of Party discipline", a phrase often used to refer to corruption.

Not including Feng, one-third of the top provincial decision-making body and a total of more than 30 officials in the province have been investigated for corruption since the central government launched the anti-graft campaign in late 2012.